Don Rickles
Acting • Born 1926-05-08 – Died 2017-04-06
Biography
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).
Filmography
158 credits
Toy Story
Movie • 1995
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Toy Story 2
Movie • 1999
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Casino
Movie • 1995
Billy Sherbert
Toy Story 3
Movie • 2010
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
Kelly's Heroes
Movie • 1970
Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Movie • 1963
Crane
Beach Blanket Bingo
Movie • 1965
Big Drop
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Muscle Beach Party
Movie • 1964
Jack Fanny
Innocent Blood
Movie • 1992
Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Movie • 2010
Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
Movie • 1977
Self
Dirty Work
Movie • 1998
Hamilton
Enter Laughing
Movie • 1967
Harry Hamburger
The Aristocrats
Movie • 2005
Self
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
Movie • 1998
George Wilson
Bikini Beach
Movie • 1964
Big Drag
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Movie • 1972
Self
Run Silent, Run Deep
Movie • 1958
Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
Quest for Camelot
Movie • 1998
Cornwall (voice)
The Wool Cap
Movie • 2004
Ira
Hawaiian Vacation
Movie • 2011
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Keaton's Cop
Movie • 1990
Jake
Redux Riding Hood
Movie • 1997
The Boss (voice)
US Against the World
Movie • 1977
Self - Host
The Rat Race
Movie • 1960
Nellie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie • 1988
Self
Goodnight, We Love You
Movie • 2004
Self
The Rabbit Trap
Movie • 1959
Mike O'Halloran
Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre
Movie • 2023
Self
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie • 2013
Mr. Potato Head (Voice)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Movie • 2011
(archive footage)
For the Love of It
Movie • 1980
Jim Joy
Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010
Movie • 2023
Self
Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014
Movie • 2023
Self
Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011
Movie • 2023
Self
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
Movie • 1977
Don Rickles: One Night Only
Movie • 2014
Self - Honoree
Bob and Don: A Love Story
Movie • 2023
Self (archived footage)
Pajama Party
Movie • 1964
“Big Bang” The Martian
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Movie • 2014
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Movie • 1995
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Movie • 2008
Self
The Money Jungle
Movie • 1967
Harry Darkwater
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Movie • 2006
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Movie • 2002
Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013
Movie • 2024
Himself
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
Movie • 2009
Self - Roaster
Partysaurus Rex
Movie • 2012
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Movie • 1986
Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Movie • 1983
Self
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Movie • 1970
Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Movie • 1998
Self
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Movie • 1996
Self
Joys
Movie • 1976
Self
The Love Machine
Movie • 1971
Announcer (uncredited)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Movie • 2016
Self
Where It's At
Movie • 1969
Willie
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Rickles... On the Loose
Movie • 1986
Self
Toy Story 4
Movie • 2019
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Small Fry
Movie • 2011
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Movie • 1979
Self
Working with a Master: John Landis
Movie • 2006
Self
Rickles
Movie • 1975
Zookeeper
Movie • 2011
Frog (voice)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Movie • 2015
Self
Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake
Movie • 2024
Self
Murder at N.B.C.
Movie • 1966
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Movie • 1974
Comedian on TV
Two Top Bananas
Movie • 1982
Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Movie • 1986
Self
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Movie • 1977
Self
The Andy Griffith Show
TV • 1960
Newton Monroe
Larry King Live
TV • 1985
Self
Burke's Law
TV • 1963
Lou Kronkeit
Cain's Hundred
TV • 1961
Dave Malloy
F Troop
TV • 1965
C.P.O. Sharkey
TV • 1976
C.P.O. Otto Sharkey
The Single Guy
TV • 1995
Dr. Dick Sloan
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Bernie Mac Show
TV • 2001
Don Rickles
The Munsters
TV • 1964
Today
TV • 1952
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Gilligan's Island
TV • 1964
The Lucy Show
TV • 1962
Eddie Rickles
The Unit
TV • 2006
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV • 1962
Fred
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV • 1964
Sgt. Mason
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Sanford and Son
TV • 1972
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
Newhart
TV • 1982
Medical Center
TV • 1969
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Sid Krimm
Hunter
TV • 1984
Harold Schwan
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Bettor
Muppets Tonight
TV • 1996
Self
The Wild Wild West
TV • 1965
Asmodeus
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Leo Mazinov
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV • 1969
Self
The Thin Man
TV • 1957
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
M Squad
TV • 1957
The Jim Nabors Hour
TV • 1969
The Dean Martin Show
TV • 1965
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self
The Addams Family
TV • 1964
Claude
The Don Rickles Show
TV • 1972
Don Robinson
Summer Playhouse
TV • 1954
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV • 1959
Announcer
Daddy Dearest
TV • 1993
Al Mitchell
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV • 1973
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV • 1961
Lyle Delp
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self - Guest Host
Burke's Law
TV • 1963
Swifty Piedmont
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV • 1959
Newscaster
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV • 1959
Reporter
Burke's Law
TV • 1963
Frank Cross
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
TV • 2010
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Gimme a Break!
TV • 1981
Max
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Willy Hatch
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV • 1972
Self
I Dream of Jeannie
TV • 1965
Kiski
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Mothers-in-Law
TV • 1967
Don Rickles
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Bobby
Comedy Central Roasts
TV • 2003
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self - Host
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Vicki!
TV • 1992
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
The Dean Martin Show
TV • 1965
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Don Rickles
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Guard (uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest